1930s LeDomino (Regal-made) Resonator Banjo Ukulele

I'm very familiar with the LeDomino line of instruments at this point. This has to be one of the best-preserved ones, however, and a resonator banjo-uke at that! It's in really good shape with decals all accounted-for and original hardware (save bridge) throughout.

I'm certain banjo ukes of this design were made by Regal for the brand (and for JR Stewart, the brand holder, for that matter) as I've handled almost identical (in construction) instruments with the Regal brand on the headstock. Many of the other LeDomino instruments are confirmed Regal specimens as well.

Newer recruit Jose did a level/dress job and setup on this guy and it's playing spot-on. It has a nice, choppy, strident sound that will give Formby-admirers a stir of the blood, though it's not quite as sharp an attack as folks going for that sound would want 24/7 (that reads as: more pleasant for the majority of us uke-lovers)

Repairs included: a fret level/dress, restring, setup, etc.

Weight: 2 lbs 5 oz

Scale length: 13"

Nut width: 1 1/4"

Neck shape: slim-medium C

Board radius: flat

Head diameter: 7"

Resonator diameter: 8 3/8"

Depth overall at rim: 3"

Rim wood: ply maple

Bridge: 3-foot maple/ebony (spare shorter one taped to dowel in rim)

Fretboard: ebonized maple or similar

Neck wood: probably poplar

Action height at 12th fret: 1/16” overall (fast, spot-on)
String gauges: D'Addario fluorocarbon (EJ99T)

Neck relief: straight

Fret style: low/small

Condition notes: it's in absurdly-good shape. All of the decals are in good order and crisp. There's only minor wear to the finish throughout and mostly confined to edge rubbing. It's entirely original save the bridge, too -- I mean, it still has all of its felt contact pads for the resonator. How about that?

It comes with: a gigbag.

Consignor tag: DC